Is it multiple choice?

No — you find the state on the map, which is what makes the capitals stick.

A name appears above the map: click or tap that place. Right answers turn green; after three misses the answer is shown. Skipped places come back at the end, and the ones you missed can be practised again.

Why are Indiana and Oklahoma grey?

Their capitals, Indianapolis and Oklahoma City, carry the state’s name and would give the answer away, so the quiz asks the other 48. Washington, D.C. is not a state and is not asked either.

Are Alaska and Hawaii included?

Yes: Juneau and Honolulu are asked like the others. The two states are drawn in boxes at the bottom left of the map; click inside the box.

Do I need an account?

No. The quiz runs in your browser with nothing to sign up for, and your scores are not stored anywhere.

US state capitals quiz

US state capitals: how fast can you find the state of each capital?

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Example

One round of the state capitals quiz: 48 capitals, find the state

A fourth grader in Texas has a capitals test on Friday. Press Start and a capital appears above the map — “Find the one whose capital is Pierre” — and she clicks the state. The 48 capitals are asked once each, in a new random order every round; Alaska and Hawaii are in boxes bottom left.

Indiana, Oklahoma and Washington, D.C. are greyed and can’t be clicked: Indianapolis and Oklahoma City would give the answer away, and D.C. is not a state.
A right click turns the state green with its name; a wrong one flashes the state you clicked in red with its name, so you learn that one too.
After three misses the answer blinks in orange and counts as missed. Skip sends a capital to the end; zoom in with the buttons, Ctrl + scroll or two fingers for the small north-eastern states.

Capital named	State to click	Don’t mix it up with
Columbia	South Carolina	Columbus, Ohio’s capital
Charleston	West Virginia	South Carolina, whose capital is Columbia
Jackson	Mississippi	Jefferson City, Missouri’s capital
Lincoln	Nebraska	Lansing, Michigan’s capital
Augusta	Maine	Atlanta, Georgia’s capital
Concord	New Hampshire	Montpelier, next door in Vermont
Carson City	Nevada	Salt Lake City, next door in Utah
Juneau	Alaska	In the box bottom left
Providence	Rhode Island	The smallest state: on a phone it gets a circle

The end shows something like “Done! 41/48 in 5:20” — only first-try answers count — with the 7 missed states listed; “Practise the ones I missed” asks just those capitals again.

How it works

Press Start: you are given each capital and click its state.
Click or tap each place as its name appears; zoom in for the small ones.
At the end, see your time and score, then practise only the ones you missed.

Frequently asked questions

Is it multiple choice?: No — you find the state on the map, which is what makes the capitals stick.
How does it work?: A name appears above the map: click or tap that place. Right answers turn green; after three misses the answer is shown. Skipped places come back at the end, and the ones you missed can be practised again.
Why are Indiana and Oklahoma grey?: Their capitals, Indianapolis and Oklahoma City, carry the state’s name and would give the answer away, so the quiz asks the other 48. Washington, D.C. is not a state and is not asked either.
Are Alaska and Hawaii included?: Yes: Juneau and Honolulu are asked like the others. The two states are drawn in boxes at the bottom left of the map; click inside the box.
Do I need an account?: No. The quiz runs in your browser with nothing to sign up for, and your scores are not stored anywhere.